A range of approaches to the directors life and work.The director of such classic Hollywood films as In a Lonely Place; Johnny Guitar; and Rebel Without a Cause; Nicholas Ray nevertheless remained on the margins of the American studio system throughout his career; and despite his cult status among auteurist critics and cinephiles; he has also remained at the margins of film scholarship. Lonely Places; Dangerous Ground offers twenty new essays by international film historians and critics that explore the directorrsquo;s place in the history of the Hollywood industry and in the larger institution of cinema; as well as a 1977 interview with Ray that has never before been published in its entirety in English. In addition to readings of Rayrsquo;s most celebrated films; the book provides a range of approaches to his life and work; engaging new questions of his cinematic authorship with areas that include history and culture; politics and society; gender and sexuality; style and genre; performance; technology; and popular music. The collection also looks at Rayrsquo;s lesser-known and underappreciated films; and devotes attention to the highly experimental We Canrsquo;t Go Home Again; his recently restored final film made in the 1970s with his students at Binghamton University; State University of New York. Rediscovering what Ray means to contemporary film studies; the essays show how his films continue to possess a vital power for film history and criticism; and for film culture.ldquo;hellip;solid essays hellip; The selection of essays (20 in all) is remarkable hellip; This is a successful; useful resource.rdquo; mdash; CHOICESteven Rybin is Assistant Professor of Film at Georgia Gwinnett College. He is the author of Michael Mann: Crime Auteur; Terrence Malick and the Thought of Film; and The Cinema of Michael Mann.Will Scheibel is a PhD candidate in film and media studies at Indiana University Bloomington.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Clear and effectiveBy Michel BassetA really good book to have a proper overview on the concerto. Seems to be a list of names sometimes; but I think its forgivable since it the price to pay if you want to be as exhaustive as possible.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Jeong Se Jeongyou got to get this book if you are preparing any exam..0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy MichailA really well-written book giving a really good background about the concerto! A must-have in your library!
